Twitter announces new effort to tackle the spread of fake news.

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Jabra ClearSpeech reduces background noise to improve speech accuracy for call centers.

Jeremy Herb, Defense Reporter for POLITICO, talks about the latest in Syria and President Obama considering expanding airstrikes.

The last time GoDaddy ran an ad during the Super Bowl, Donald Trump had just been inaugurated as president of the U.S. However, the company's decision to return to next year's game was driven by artificial intelligence, not politics. After eight years, GoDaddy will return to the Big Game with a 30-second spot scheduled to...

[The Herald] Pick n Pay's Boxer subsidiary, which will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) before the end of 2024, has an ambitious plan to double its turnover within five years.

[Egypt Online] Treasurer of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Head of the Qalubeya Chamber, Mohamed Attia El-Fayoumi, stated that the roadmap for the public business sector began with Law No. 203 of 1991, marking the sector's first steps toward full privatization.

The TSP board and its contractor have fixed the bulk of the problems. A few remain. Auditors find the big issue was the board's inexperience in acquisition.

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By Alex Edwards, Head of Communications EU, Protolabs.

It’s fair to say that the past five years have stress-tested the UK manufacturing sector. Not only have manufacturers had to deal with a global pandemic, but they’ve also faced geopolitical uncertainty, a cost of living crisis and the after effects of Brexit.

Another success for Greenplan: the EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group) route planning solution has been included in the 2023 Gartner Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling after just two years on the market. This milestone places Greenplan at the forefront of global route planning and execution systems.

Gundeep Ahluwalia, the Labor Department’s chief information officer, helped modernize the agency’s IT infrastructure through the adoption of cloud services.

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Peter Waterman is the director of the cloud security program, known as FedRAMP, after stints with USDS and the Technology Modernization Fund.

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Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers. Federal prosecutors say a judge on Tuesday also ordered Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy and a $150,000 fine. Prosecutors say the sentence results from Francis’ first guilty plea in 2015 concerning bribery and fraud, his extensive cooperation with the government, and another guilty plea Tuesday for failing to appear for his original sentencing hearing. Shortly before he was due to be sentenced in 2022, Francis cut off a GPS monitor and fled the country. He was later arrested in Venezuela.

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Fifty years ago, the first retail barcode was scanned, marking a pivotal moment in computing history by linking a physical product to its digital identity. To commemorate this milestone and in conjunction with Cambridge Tech Week, Orca Scan has launched a new exhibition, ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Barcode Scanning’, in collaboration with Datalogic and the Centre for Computing History.

LineView Solutions, a global provider of  manufacturing optimisation solutions, has appointmented John McFadyen as Chief Revenue and Innovation Officer and Scott Figura as Managing Director of the Americas in a strategic move to drive ambitious global growth across the business.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials. The first anniversary of the law is Thursday, and Biden will mark the occasion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City. Administration officials are trying to encourage as many people as possible to sign up by Wednesday, which would allow their benefits to be retroactive to when the law was signed. The agency is also trying to hire more people to handle the influx of claims, which is expected to cause larger backlogs over the coming months.

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Presidents come and go, but White House grounds superintendent Dale Haney has been a constant through the past 10 presidencies. As of this month, Haney has tended the lawns and gardens of the White House for 50 years. But he may be better known for taking care of the president's pets. Lately, he's often seen with Commander, President Joe Biden's dog. Haney started at the White House in 1972, and said he planned to work there for just two years. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, surprised Haney on Monday by planting an elm tree on the south grounds to honor Haney.

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Robin Carnahan, the administrator of GSA, explains why the agency’s mission has remained the same over the last 75 years, but how it goes about has changed.

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Lisa Sanders, the director of science and technology for SOCOM, said Congress gave them authority to test out new approaches to SBIR agreements.

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I stumbled upon my Pebble smartwatch collection while decluttering, and it sent me down memory lane! We've come a long way since the 'OG' smartwatch craze to today's Apple Watch Ultra 2. Who else remembers the early days of smart tech on our wrists? #TechThrowback #SmartwatchEvolution #PebbleToAppleWatch #TechNostalgia

The Vikings settled in North America 500 years before Christopher Colombus, study reveals

NASA Artemis Moon landing delayed by 'several years' as costs go 'underreported'

Russian doctor who criticised war in Ukraine sentenced to five years in prison

Alitalia to lay off more than 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears

When your old PC goes over the Windows 10 update cliff, can Windows 11 save it?

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online.

For five years, Canadian government networks have been vulnerable to Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage, according to a recent report by Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE).

The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates.

Instead of celebrating a closing, some US home buyers lost everything.

MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter, offers a peek into the high-frontier culture at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

With record breaking global temperatures persisting, a new annual global heating record is likely — despite a looming La Niña.

Fewer young Americans are willing to fight the government’s wars.

[Also published on Antiwar.com. Portions of this article were first published by Responsible Statecraft and are reprinted by permission.]

Of men in the U.S. who turned 18 in 2023, fewer than 40% signed up for the draft – down from more than 60% in 2020 before the start of the war in Ukraine.

This eye-popping and previously undisclosed admission, as well as other revelations equally damning to plans to increase readiness to activate a draft, was included in documents released recently by the Selective Service System (SSS) in response to a Freedom Of Information Act request.

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Wincanton, a supply chain partner for UK business, has been awarded a five-year contract extension by convenience retailer, Co-op, building on over three decades of successful collaboration between the two companies. 

Virginia Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears cheered on the historic tentative move of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals teams to Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, while also lamenting that Washington, D.C.'s crime wave and safety concerns were a factor in the location change.

Nicholas Green's organ donation legacy lives on 30 years later.

The House welcomed two new members to its ranks on Tuesday, putting the chamber at near-full capacity as lawmakers prepare for another spending fight and Democrats look to pass any final pieces of legislation before Republicans take control of Congress next year.  Reps. Tony Weid (R-OH) and Erica Lee Carter (D-TX) were sworn into office […]

SB 1047 would require AI firms to share their safety plans with the attorney general upon request and face penalties if catastrophic events happen.

How rare was Jordan Zimmermann’s complete game shutout in Friday’s 1-0 win over the Reds? It was just the eighth for the Nats since moving to D.C. in 2005 and was the first complete-game one-hit shutout. Here are the Nats pitchers who have pitched complete-game shutouts.

Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years behind bars for raping a 19-year-old intern.

Chicago Bears offensive lineman Sam Mustipher fell backwards in a dramatic fashion after an apparent light shove by Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne during a game Thursday night.

Researchers confirm the terror bird fossil 20 years after its South American discovery, comparing the creature to a massive, carnivorous-like ostrich.

Stryper is back with “When We Were Kings,” a solid album with big riffs and an even bigger message…

When Diana Madaras opened Madaras Gallery, naysayers were aplenty…

Richard Weatherly has always had time on his side…

It's obvious now, but when MTV first launched 40 years ago this summer, the idea was relatively novel that a musical artist would feel compelled to make mini-movie versions of their songs…

On the face of it, the legacy of Jerry Quinn Sr. is simple…

Spokane owes its existence to bridges…

The story of Expo '74 is packed with dramatic chapters, narrative rabbit holes, heroes like the guy who went by "King," odd icons like the Garbage Goat and gifts that keep on giving like the U.S. Pavilion and Spokane Opera House…